Phalanx Yellow vs Moon Yellow

Phalanx Yellow

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#fcd228 (estimate)

Moon Yellow

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color
Code
72.005
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#eed70c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Moon Yellow is more saturated, cooler than Phalanx Yellow.

Can I use Moon Yellow instead of Phalanx Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Moon Yellow is more saturated, cooler than Phalanx Yellow.

Can I use Phalanx Yellow instead of Moon Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phalanx Yellow is more muted, warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Phalanx Yellow on the colour wheel See Moon Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Phalanx Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Moon Yellow

All matches: Phalanx Yellow equivalents · Moon Yellow equivalents

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